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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you, glad you found it amusing. May the gods help us

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 15d

I am not suggesting such a strategy (and, on that occasion, Achilles did not unsheathe his sword)

New Capitalism in America

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 18d

'When America extorts European obeisance, America is no longer Europe’s friend.'
Very lucidly, @martinsandbu.ft.com says EU should see public anger at Trump as an opportunity.
After all, anger (at injustice) is the 1st word of our 1st book: Μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ
www.ft.com/content/11b9...

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 21d

'instead of a class-based society of the old capitalism, we now have an elite-ruled society', @brankomilan.bsky.social says.
Here I argue that we must constrain the power of that elite, to enhance liberty (republican theory) and growth (Schumpeterian theory): www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 22d

The richest capitalists & richest workers are increasingly the same people, writes @brankomilan.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social.

Why should we care? Because this new elite is resistant to shocks in labour & capital markets & thus able to hold its position at the top.

The richest capitalists and richest workers are increasingly the same people: replacing a class-based society, we now have an elite-ruled society

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 28d

Next to Dido Aeneas looks really bad. She is both heroic and human

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 28d

Di fronte a Didone Enea davvero appare meschino. Che personaggio lei!

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 28d

'Trump or no Trump, Europe’s relationship with the US will never recover'
Very lucid, by @nathalietocci.bsky.social: current policy misreads the facts, and is ruinous
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
(I wrote similar things here legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/08/0...

Notes pour une autonomie républicaine européenne | Le Grand Continent

« L'alternative est face à nous, parfaitement claire : union ou vassalisation — autonomie ou servitude. » En retraçant les événements d'un été de capitulations européennes, Andrea Capussela montre to...

https://geopolitique.eu/en/2024/06/20/…

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 29d

republican thought: geopolitique.eu/en/2024/06/20/…
Here I try to argue that these ideas promise not just a fairer society, but also greater Innovation and higher long-term growth: politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo��

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 29d

'Nobody knows how to reinvent 20th-century liberalism.'
Excellent, by @edwardluce.bsky.social
If so, however, why not have a look at other progressive ideas lying about? Such as...
www.ft.com/content/dfca... via @financialtimes.com

America’s left cannot exploit Trump’s failures

The president’s genius is to keep pushing the Democrats into a reactive defence of the status quo

www.ft.com

Israel’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 31

Grazie!

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 26

'For some senior UN figures, the only conclusion to be drawn from these attacks is that Israel is killing the world’s only available witnesses to the starvation it has visited on Gaza through its policies.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Double-tap strike suggests killing of civilians, rescue workers and journalists deliberate and not a mistake

L’Impero e le sue ombre: teologia e geopolitica nel mondo di Trump - Il Grand Continent

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Janina Dill @janinadill.bsky.social · Aug 23

The threshold for a #famine according to the IPC is very high. To get there the human suffering must be immense.

Only months of lies about humanitarian access to #Gaza & extreme cowardice in Western capitals made this possible.

Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · Aug 23

My full statement on the Gaza Famine :

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 22

Tell me about her truth-telling on Gaza and the west bank

Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · Aug 22

Not sure how accurate it is to call @kajakallas.bsky.social the EU’s top diplomat, but she’s something even more essential: the EU’s top truth-teller. While other leaders pretend there’s a peace process, she correctly says that Putin has offered no concessions & can’t be trusted to stick to a deal.

🌍Global News📝 @global-news-2024.bsky.social · Aug 22

🤖 Proposed Ukraine land concessions are Putin's trap, EU's top diplomat tells BBC
Key points:
• Kaja Kallas warns in a BBC interview against pushing Ukraine to give up territories to Russia....
#Concessions #Putin #Kaja
Source: BBC News | What are your thoughts?

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 21

Onorato di partecipare a questa conversazione il 30 agosto al Forte di Bard, con @alessandrasard1, @GillesGressani, Marc Lazar, @MarcSemo:
legrandcontinent.eu/it/eventi/li...

Una serie di tre dialoghi di alto livello organizzati al Forte di Bard che riuniranno alcune delle più prestigiose firme del Grand Continent e del giornalismo italiano.

Liberals: Alas, the Time Has Come to Throw John Rawls Under the Bus

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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great. Liberals must explain their vision of the good life and how to realize it - or condemn themselves to lose. newrepublic.com/article/1992...

The greatest liberal philosopher of the twentieth century guided his creed toward neutrality. In the age of Trump, we can no longer afford that.

newrepublic.com

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 21

Onorato di partecipare a questa conversazione il 30 agosto al Forte di Bard, con @alessandrasard1, @GillesGressani, Marc Lazar, @MarcSemo:
legrandcontinent.eu/it/eventi/li...

L’Impero e le sue ombre: teologia e geopolitica nel mondo di Trump - Il Grand Continent

Una serie di tre dialoghi di alto livello organizzati al Forte di Bard che riuniranno alcune delle più prestigiose firme del Grand Continent e del giornalismo italiano.

Frankreichs Wut auf die USA: Es fehlt ein besseres Konzept

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 19

This @faznet.bsky.social critique of D. de Villepin's, P. Lamy's, and my own @grandcontinent.bsky.social piece is interesting, for the free-trade argument, but partial: silent on both Gaza and the $600+750bn pledges in the tariff deal
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...

In Paris ist die Wut auf den Handelsdeal mit den USA groß. Doch es fehlt ein besseres Konzept.

www.faz.net

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 19

Here is my piece, citing de Villepin's and Lamy's: legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/08/0...

Notes pour une autonomie républicaine européenne | Le Grand Continent

« L'alternative est face à nous, parfaitement claire : union ou vassalisation — autonomie ou servitude. » En retraçant les événements d'un été de capitulations européennes, Andrea Capussela montre to...

Frankreichs Wut auf die USA: Es fehlt ein besseres Konzept

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 19

This @faznet.bsky.social critique of D. de Villepin's, P. Lamy's, and my own @grandcontinent.bsky.social piece is interesting, for the free-trade argument, but partial: silent on both Gaza and the $600+750bn pledges in the tariff deal
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...

In Paris ist die Wut auf den Handelsdeal mit den USA groß. Doch es fehlt ein besseres Konzept.

www.faz.net

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 18

Great idea: let Europe be represented before Trump by the person who acted most slavishly before him!
This former UK diplomat suggests Rutte (or leaf-picking Starmer; the argument is fluency in English) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I used to run the Foreign Office. This is my advice for today’s extraordinary White House meeting

With so much at stake for Europe, the most important thing is to choose a lead speaker. I’d go with Starmer or Rutte, says former Foreign Office head Simon McDonald

Ex-Israeli intelligence chief said 50 Palestinians must die for every 7 October victim

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 18

50 for 1: this poor man spoke his mind.
One would have been profoundly shocked to hear this in October 2023, but can one be equally shocked now?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

‘It does not matter if they are children,’ said Aharon Haliva in recorded comments calling the death toll ‘necessary’

Malnourished Palestinian woman dies in Italy after Gaza evacuation

Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · Aug 16

Too late
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Marah Abu Zuhri, 20, arrived in Pisa on an Italian humanitarian flight along with other critical patients